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Echostar Knowledge Base
The Dish Network User's Resource

Introduction

There are several things you will need to know if you intend to self-install or add to a Dish system.

If you have a dual-tuner receiver, it is important to understand the distinction between "receiver" and "tuner." A receiver, or IRD (integrated receiver-decoder), can have 1 or 2 tuners. Each tuner must have its own satellite input. If you have DishPro or legacy switches, each dual-tuner receiver is counted as 2 tuners, each of which must have its own line to the switch. On the DishPro Plus chart note that number of tuners is replaced with number of receivers since a dual-tuner receiver can be fed by a single run of RG6 from a DPP switch when used in combination with a DPP Separator behind the receiver.

Updated 1/19/09, added related link to DishPro Switches

Charts

DishPro
# Tuners 1 Sat 2 Sat 3 Sat 4 Sat 5 Sat
1
  • DP Single
  • DP Dual
  • DP Twin
  • DPP Twin
  • DP Duals (or Singles) with DP21(s)
  • DP Twin, DP Single or Dual, DP21
  • DPP Twin with DP Single or Dual
  • SuperDISH
  • DP Twin, DP Single or Dual, DP34, DP21
  • DPP44
  • DP Twin or DPP Twin, 3 DP Duals, DPP44, DP21(s)
  • SuperDISH, 2 DP Duals, DP21(s)
2
  • DP Single, DP splitter
  • DP Dual
  • DP Twin, DP Dual, 2 DP21
  • DPP Twin, DP Dual
  • SuperDISH
  • DP Twin, 2 DP Dual, DP34, 2 DP21
  • DP Twin, 2 DP Dual, DPP44
3
  • DP Single or DP Dual, DP34
  • DP Twin, DP34
  • 2 DP Dual, DP34
  • DP Quad
  • DP Twin, DP Dual, DP34
  • SuperDISH, DP34
  • DP Twin, 2 DP Duals, DPP44
  • SuperDISH, DP Dual, DPP44
  • Add DP splitters to the DP Dual's outputs, DP21 for each tuner
4
5 - 6
  • DP Quad, DP34
  • Add a DP34
  • Add a DPP44
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5 - 12 Trunk 2 or 3 DP34 or DPP44 switches in a chain. ???
Over 6 Contact Dish for for authorization or for commercial or MDU installation.
DishPro Plus
# Receivers 2 Sat 3 Sat 4 Sat
1
  • DPP Twin
  • DPP Twin with DP Single or Dual
  • SuperDISH or Plus Dish, DPP44
  • Dish 1000.x
  • DP Twin or DPP Twin, 2 DP Duals, DPP44
  • SuperDISH or Plus Dish, DP Dual, DPP44
  • Dish 1000.x with DP Single or Dual
2
3
  • DP Twin or DPP Twin, DPP44
  • DP Twin or DPP Twin, DP Dual, DPP44
  • SuperDISH or Plus Dish, DPP44
  • Dish 1000.x
4
  • DP Twin or DPP Twin, DP Dual, DPP44
  • SuperDISH or Plus Dish, DPP44
  • DP Twin or DPP Twin, 2 DP Duals, DPP44
  • SuperDISH or Plus Dish, DP Dual, DPP44
5 - 12 Trunk 2 or 3 DPP44 switches in a chain.
Over 6 Contact Dish for for authorization or for commercial or MDU installation.

Dish 1000.x = Dish 1000.2 or Eastern Arc Dish 1000.4.

Legacy
# Tuners 1 Sat 2 Sat 3 Sat 4 Sat
1 Single or Dual LNBF
  • Twin
  • 2 Duals (or Singles) with SW21
  • Twin, Single or Dual, SW21
  • 3 Duals, SW64
  • 4 Duals, SW64, SW21
2 Dual LNBF
  • Twin
  • 2 Duals with 2 SW21
  • 2 Duals, SW42
  • Twin, Dual, 2 SW21
  • 3 Duals, SW64
  • 4 Duals, SW64, 2 SW21
3 Standard 4-output multi-switch
  • Quad
  • 2 Duals, SW44
  • 3 Duals, SW64
  • Quad, Dual, SW64
  • Add a multi-switch to the 4th Dual, SW21 for each tuner
  • Convert to DishPro
4
5 - 8 Standard 8-output multi-switch
  • Quad or 2 Duals, 2 SW44
  • Quad or 2 Duals, 2 SW64
Over 8 For over 6 receivers or 8 tuners, contact Dish for commercial or MDU installation, or consider converting to DishPro.

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Edited by BobaBird. Submissions & corrections welcome!